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Amped vs Damped - What's the difference?

amped | damped |

As verbs the difference between amped and damped

is that amped is (amp) while damped is (damp).

As an adjective damped is

(of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water.

amped

English

Verb

(head)
  • (amp)

    • amp

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) ampere, the unit of electrical current.
  • (colloquial) amplifier.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To amplify.
    • He asked the disk jockey to amp it up.

    Anagrams

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    damped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (damp)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of an extinguished fire) stopped from smouldering and reigniting by the application of water
  • (physics, of a linear dynamic system) Possessing a nonzero damping ratio.

    • Antonyms

    * (Possessing a nonzero damping ratio) undamped